Bill Tamper

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bill Tamper (* 1922 in Tusna , Peru ; † November 10, 1991 ) was an American jazz musician ( trombone , arrangement , composition , band leader ).

Tamper grew up in Peru, in 1930 his family first emigrated to the United States, in 1950 he moved to France. There he worked in the following years a. a. with Bill Coleman , E. Delouche et son Orchester, Jack Diéval , André Persiany , Benny Bennet , Harry Perret and Jacques Hélian ; he also recorded with Don Byas , Dizzy Gillespie , Géo Daly , Dave Pochonet , Gigi Gryce , Martial Solal . In 1952 he played several titles for Philips for the first time under his own name ( Bill Tamper et ses Cool Cats , including with Fernand Verstraete , William Boucaya , Roger Lecussant and Jacques "Popoff" Medvedko ). In the 1960s he played a. a. also with Memphis Slim , Sonny Gray , François Guin , Guy Lafitte , The Four Bones, from 1973 with Claude Bolling . In the field of jazz he was involved in 35 recording sessions from 1951 to 1979. Tamper also wrote a number of compositions such as "Etrange lendemain" (for piano) or "Fable" (for trombone quartet).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The trombone band The Four Bones belonged in the course of its existence André Paquinet , Benny Vasseur , Bill Tamper, Claude Gousset , Michel Camicas , Pierre Goasguen ; they recorded with Guy Lafitte, François Guin and Cat Anderson in the early 1970s .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 12, 2017)
  3. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, 1964
  4. ↑ Fable at JW Pepper
personal data
SURNAME Tamper, Bill
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Tusna , Peru
DATE OF DEATH November 10, 1991